Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Rexburg

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Madison School District 321

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Rexburg.

Rexburg’s School Grade B better than 61% of Idaho school districts

Students
5,720
Schools
12
Spent per student
$9,122
ID $11,119
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Debt
$54.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Madison School District 321

  • Its letter, B: results better than 61% of Idaho districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the ID average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 6.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $54.2M, about $9,476 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 61% of the 170 Idaho school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BRexburg 40,334

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Rexburg. Grade by grade →

K–44 elementary schoolsThis district
7–9Madison Junior High SchoolThis district
10–12Madison Senior High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. ID

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 41.9% · 2,387 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 54.8% · 2,411 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90%
State average 81.1% · 482 in the class

80% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$9,122 per student · 18% below ID
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 36%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 20%State 68%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
5,369’20
5,764’21
5,758’22
5,771’23
5,720’24

Up 6.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 12%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

12 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Idaho’s other public schools.

Burton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Rexburg
A
516 students22:1
South Fork Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Rexburg
B−
281 students20:1
Madison Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Rexburg
97 students
Kennedy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Rexburg
C
391 students21:1
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Rexburg
B+
340 students20:1
Hibbard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Rexburg
B−
292 students19:1
Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Rexburg
A−
270 students23:1
Madison Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Rexburg
B
878 students22:1
Madison Online Elementary
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Rexburg
2 students4:1
Central High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Rexburg
D
93 students12:1
Madison Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Rexburg
C−
1,261 students23:1
Madison Senior High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Rexburg
B−
1,299 students19:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Sugar-Salem Joint School District 322Sugar City
$8,333per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Idaho.